Automation device
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
InventorThorsten Matthies
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to an automation device of a group of automation devices, comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with a second automation device of the group of automation devices via a communication network; wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a status message of the second automation device that indicates a state or a change in state of the second automation device; and a light source configured to emit a light signal indicating the state or the change in state of the second automation device in response to the receiving of the status message.
Claims20
An automation device of a group of automation devices, comprising:
- a communication interface configured to communicate with a second automation device of the group of automation devices via a communication network;
- wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a status message of the second automation device that indicates a state or a change in state of the second automation device;
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- a light source configured to emit a light signal indicating the state or the change in state of the second automation device in response to the receiving of the status message.
An arrangement system of automation devices in a group of automation devices comprising:
- a first automation device and a second automation device;
- wherein the second automation device is configured to transmit a status message;
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- wherein the first automation device is configured to receive the status message of the second automation device and visually display a state or a change in state of the second automation device as indicated by the status message received.
A method for indicating states or changes in states of automation devices in a group of automation devices comprising a first automation device and a second automation device, comprising:
- transmitting a status message of the second automation device from the second automation device to the first automation device;
- receiving the status message of the second automation device by the first automation device;
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- optically displaying a state or change in state of the second automation device as indicated by the status message received by the first automation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.